hesitancy

IPA: hˈɛzɪtʌnsi

A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

Examples of "hesitancy" in Sentences

However, we expect a certain hesitancy of line in an early work.
SNOW (voice-over): And it's that kind of hesitancy that health officials are trying to overcome.
"I'm really scared to go there," she said, referring to her hesitancy in talking about the cremation.
"Of course buyer hesitancy, which is understandable, is delaying the work-down in new home levels, as well."
The principal reason for my hesitancy was his treatment of the Anti-Slavery people of the border slave States, and especially of Missouri.
This isn't to say that such hesitancy is entirely unmerited; just as there are Christians who seem to have the sole mission of converting others to their religion, there are many atheists who only engage with people of faith in hopes of convincing them to abandon their tenants.
It is my belief that the formula proposed in the message I sent yesterday should be adopted without any hesitancy, that is, a heavily fortified defensive position using an amount of soldiers not to exceed the size of a brigade, which should be maintained at the eastern section of the river.